Hundreds of angry Nigerian youths protesting over the prevailing economic hardship on Thursday, trooped to the residence of former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, in Katsina State.
The nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests turned violent in some states, leading to deaths and forcing at least three governors to declare curfew.
The angry youths which attempted to break into the residence of Muhammadu Buhari said they were sick and tired of the economic situation of the country.
“They set up bonfire in front of the former President’s house and were chanting loudly,” a witness told Daily Trust via telephone on Thursday.
In a video sighted by Newsband, young youths were seen chanting songs in Hausa language to register their frustration.
“Bama yi! Bama yi! Bama yi!,” the crowd chanted.
The term, which literarily translates as “we don’t want”, is usually used as a form of disapproval during protests.
Meanwhile, it took the intervention of an individual who came out of Buhari’s home to address the irate youths.
The individual asked the youths to pick one person to speak, while he would be recorded and the video shown to the former President.
After this, the angry youths reportedly headed for the palace of the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Farouk Umar Farouk.
One of them was reportedly shot on the leg by security operatives who were trying to disperse them but the protesters blatantly refused to capitulate.
A resident of Daura who doesn’t want to quoted speaking on the development said, “I was at my place of work organising speech and prize event for our students when the protest began. I was briefed about what happened. I learnt that the protesters took to the residences of former President Muhammadu Buhari, the Emir of Daura and Magajin Garin Daura.
“While returning home from my place of work, I moved through the residence of Alhaji Musa Uba, the Magajin Gari, a senior traditional title holder in Emirate, and can confirm that some minor damages had been done there. He was reportedly against the protest and that could be the reason the protesters attacked his house. They threw stones at the house but the situation was contained by security operatives. The palace of the Emir is being guarded by the army and police. As we speak, Daura is calm.”
